Ryan Stilphen scored 17 points for Marist (2-3), and David Devezin had 12.

Colgate (4-1) was led by Kyle Roemer with 15 points, followed by Daniel Waddy with 13 and Ben Jonson with 10.

After a 31-31 tie at halftime, Marist jumped out to a 38-31 lead in the first minute of the second half led by Devezin with five points. The Red Foxes increased their advantage to 11 points, 49-38, with 14:29 remaining.

With 7:29 left, Marist had a 10-point lead, 58-48, before Colgate scored 12 straight points for a 60-58 advantage with 2:28 remaining.

With 52 seconds left, Stilphen made one of two free throws to make it 60-59. After Colgate's Waddy missed a 3-pointer, Marist came down the court and Benjamin put back a missed layup by Devezin for the winning basket.